Rating: 
Summary: Not the best!
Review: It wasn't the best of his,but it was very good! I wish you all will read and buy it because it is worth it! I also recommend Pelican Brief by him it is just marvelous!
Rating: 
Summary: a painted house
Review: I was thoroughly disappointed by this latest novel, A Painted House, by John Grisham. I found the prose boring, along with the story line and plot, what there was of one. This was definitely not in the style to which I and others have become accustomed. Do not waste your money. If you do feel obliged to spend some, please donate instead to your favorite charity.
Rating: 
Summary: A tease?
Review: Hmmmmmm ... great read ... yet, I had so many unanswered questions at the end! What happened to the uncle, the grandparents, the hill people?? Is there to be a "next" book??
Rating:
Summary: A Painted House
Review: A snoring disappointment. This book belongs in the childrens section. John Grisham has been a favorite author of mine forever but this story left me wanting my money back. Every time I thought it was going to get the least bit exciting it simply didn't. Definately not his best work or even par for the course for John.
Rating:
Summary: An Unexpectantly Excellent Read!!!!
Review: My mother and I exchange books frequently. Usually they consist of thrillers and mysteries by Patterson, Grisham, Chrichton, and Koontz. When she handed me the new John Grisham book, 'A Painted House', I was excited to have a new book by one of my favorites. Ten pages into the book, I was convinced that this was not the Grisham I had come to know through books like 'The Firm' and 'A Time to Kill'. I called my mother and she told me to "give it a chance." So, I did. Reading this book has proved to me that people can be things that you don't expect them to be. I know Mr. Grisham to be an excellent writer of thrillers, but who would have thought that he could bring us this pastoral story of a farm through the most honest eyes of a seven-year old boy? If you miss this book, don't worry, one day your children will be forced to read it by their English teacher.
Rating: 
Summary: Grisham keeps getting worse!
Review: Until John Grisham returns to his roots (The Firm), I expect his career to dwindle. This is easily the worst of his books.
Rating:
Summary: a great change
Review: I didn't think I would like a book written by John Grisham that wasn't about attorneys and suspense. Was I ever wrong!! I wanted to read fast so I would know what was next; I real slow so it would last longer!! It was great!!
Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly Good
Review: I have to confess that I have enjoyed nearly all of Grisham's novels. Some more than others. I realize he may never be considered a great writer along the lines of a Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, Hemingway or Faulkner, but A Painted House may help change his image. In many ways the book reminded me of Huck Finn or To Kill a Mockingbird. In some ways it reminded me of J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye because of the way the protaganist, 7-year-old Luke Chandler, was forced to grow up in a hurry while facing impossible conflicts. In spite of that, this book had me laughing at the most amazing things. I highly recommend this great read. And I suspect this will be another of Grisham's books that I'll read time and again.
Rating:
Summary: No Lawyers, no legal wrangling, no fun!!
Review: I read this one while on vacation in the Bahamas. I found it to be a 'novel' of less interest than his past efforts. I knew that it would be different, but I wasn't impressed with it as much as his past efforts. I don't read much, but when I do, I like the suspense that he offfered up in the past.
Rating:
Summary: Another Grisham weak ending?
Review: I just finished reading "The Painted House" and I enjoyed it as a wonderful visit to rural Arkansas during the 50's as seen through the eyes of a 7 year old boy (albeit somewhat wise beyond his years). It is an easy read and a page turner, not because of mystery or excitement but because it is a nice time and place to visit. Oh, but there is plenty of excitement in that little town.I am dissappointed by the ending. Once again Mr. Grisham leaves us hanging with so many unanswered questions. Does Ricky come home, for example. What about the flood? Does it get to the house? How can we just leave these people in that mess? I thought Mr. Grisham was getting better about tying things together at the end, maybe not.
|
